Fort Recovery in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2010
1. Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial
close up, showing text
Our
Civil War
Veterans
1861 - 1865
Erected by
W.R.C. No. 338,
1935.
Erected 1935 by Women's Relief Corps No. 338.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 40° 24.805′ N, 84° 46.54′ W. Memorial is in Fort Recovery, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is on East Boundary Street east of Elm Street (Ohio Route 49), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located north of the obelisk in Monument Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 304 Boundary Street, Fort Recovery OH 45846, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Recovery Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Victor Grasson (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Clair's Defeat / Fort Recovery (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Veterans Plaza (within shouting
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More about this memorial. Often overlooked, in the shadow of multiple other monuments.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2010
2. Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial
full view of marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019
3. Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial
A distant view, looking east along East Boundary Street, of the marker situated on the grounds of Monument Park.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2010
4. Monument Park, from Butler Street (St Rt 119)
subject marker is on far side of obelisk
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2010
5. Grand Army of the Republic logo
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, January 21, 2015
6. Grand Army of the Republic Badge
downloaded from archive
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, January 21, 2015
7. Women's Relief Corps Badge
while the GAR dissolved in 1956, with the death of it's last member, the WRC continues to be active today.
picture of badge downloaded from the organizations web-site
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 22, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
